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Sunday, April 27, 2014

Walt Disney World News and Rumors 4/21/14 - 4/27/14

The park will be celebrating it's 25th anniversary on May 1st. Here is the schedule of events:

At 10:00 a.m.: guests will be invited to join Disney’s Hollywood
Studios Vice President, Dan Cockerell, for a short re-dedication
ceremony.

At 7:00 p.m.: the park will hold the “Stars of the Studios”
motorcade down Hollywood Boulevard, featuring many favorite animated
Disney stars.

Following the parade, The Sorcerer’s Hat Stage will feature a dance party.

At 9:30 p.m.: the skies will light up in front of the Sorcerer’s Hat
with a spectacular fireworks extravaganza. The show will pay tribute to
25 years of show business stories, that have been told throughout the
park.

In addition, commemorative merchandise will be for sale, featuring the 25th
anniversary logo. Merchandise will include shirts, pins, key chains,
bags, and more. Plus, a 25th anniversary cupcake will be for sale, a chocolate Nutella
cupcake, which can be found at many counter service dining
establishments.

The celebrity list for this year's Star Wars Weekends have been announced. They include:Weekend I:May 16-18

In addition, Disney has also released the new Feel the Force Premium VIP Package, which
grants guests the right to a reserved premium viewing area for both the
Legends of the Force: Star Wars Celebrity Motorcade with beverages and snacks, and the
Symphony in the Stars fireworks with a Star Wars themed dessert party. The cost for is $54 for adults and $32 for children ages 3-9.

Disney's Animal Kingdom

Mr. Kamal's will be closed until May 10th.

General Walt Disney World News

The FastPass+ perks of additional FastPass+ options per day and park hopping will be added starting on Monday. For more info, see this post.

A new sundae is available at a few locations around property. Known as the Mickey Kitchen Sink, it includes Vanilla, Strawberry, and Chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and cherries.

FastPass+ kiosks will soon have Spanish functionality.

Wine on tap is now available at The Wave at Disney's Contemporary Resort.

Rumors

A new Soarin' film seems to be being created for Epcot, to debut soonish.

A couple of new restaurants for Disney Springs include The Hangar, STK (a steak restaurant), Morimoto (a Japanese restaurant). and The Edison.

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